Blood
Across
- 3. include antibodies and transport proteins
- 7. a specialized conective tissue that contains cells suspended in a fluid matrix
- 9. fluid portion of blood
- 10. antigens and antibodies cause foreign RBC to clump together
- 13. required for blood clotting
- 14. platelets
- 15. process that helps provent blood loss
- 16. indicates the absence of Rh antigen
Down
- 1. blood clotting
- 2. indicates the presence of the Rh antigen on the surface of RBC
- 4. slightly larger than RBC and contain a relatively larg nucleus surrounded by a thin halo of cytoplasm
- 5. numerous granules that stain darkly with basic dyes
- 6. red blood cells
- 8. white blood cells
- 10. a decrease in the oxygen carring cabcity of the RBC
- 11. nearly twice the size of a typical erythrocyte
- 12. protein that combines with O2